The healthcare provider prescribes lorazepam at a dose of 50 mcg/kg intramuscularly 2 hours before a scheduled procedure for a client who weighs 74 kg. The medication is available in a 2 mg/mL vial. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The healthcare provider prescribes lorazepam at a dose of 50 mcg/kg intramuscularly 2 hours before a scheduled procedure for a client who weighs 74 kg. The client should receive 3700 mcg of lorazepam (50 mcg/kg * 74 kg). Since 1 mg is equivalent to 1000 mcg, 3700 mcg is equivalent to 3.7 mg. The medication is available in a 2 mg/mL vial, so the nurse should administer 1.85 mL of medication (3.7 mg / 2 mg/mL).